EAG Talks Reasons for optimism in international development | Rachel Glennerster | EAG London: 2025
Development economist Rachel Glennerster discusses reasons for optimism in global development despite recent aid cuts and declining international cooperation. She explores how innovation drives human progress and examines advanced market commitments as tools for promoting innovation where social and private benefits are misaligned.Glennerster addresses challenges facing the development sector, including the merger of aid and foreign affairs departments, and shares insights on advocacy strategies that work with governments.Rachel Glennerster is President of the Center for Global Development and a leading development economist. Rachel has pioneered the use of randomized trials to inform policy on health, education, democracy and women’s empowerment, and shaped markets to spur innovation on global challenges like pandemics and climate change.